Should bollards protect Leeds cycle superhighway from parking?

Cyclist Gael Pixie recently captured the above offenders on camera – and called for “bollards along the road – but not on the cycleway – to stop parking on the segregated route”.

She encountered the trucks as she cycled on Armley Road, outside Tradpak, towards the city centre – and has labelled the situation ‘unacceptable’.

It’s unlikely the drivers caught on camera will face fines. Information on the parking enforecement section of the CityConnect website states:

“Local Authority Teams will endeavour to get an officer there as soon as is reasonably possible. We’ve also been contacted by people with photographs of the infringements – unfortunately, fines have to be issued at the site and time of the infringement.

“We understand the frustration but we are constrained by the law on this issue – please report any infringements to the relevant team who will attend where possible.”

Gael, who tweeted the problems from her @walter_kitty account, said it was not always possible for cyclists or pedestrians to report offenders immediately and enforcement officers wouldn’t necessarily get there straight away.